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Some stars change as they get old.

M5 colour magnitude diagram.png
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They grow big and red. Then they change again. They get hot and bright. This makes them look like a line. Do you like looking at stars?

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 14.3 | Vital Level 5